Great concept, great character One million books now sold in the UK An animated TV series with Tony Ross illustrations is in preparation - dates tbc Fantastic value at 5.99 for three complete books in one (HORRID HENRY AND THE MUMMY'S CURSE, HORRID HENRY'S REVENGE, HORRID HENRY AND THE BOGEY BABYSITTER) With a fantastic 12 stories in total, this is the ideal collection for younger readers. 'required reading' Sunday Times 'wonderfully wicked' Best Books 'Simon's rare gift for comedy' Sunday Times 'Children love Henry' The Bookseller

"...tells delicious tales of the scampish hero and his ghastly brother Perfect Peter. Subtly modern touches have Mum wearing glasses, reading the paper and going to work, while apron clad Dad hangs out in the kitchen." New Statesman

Francesca Simon spent her childhood on the beach in California, and then went to Yale and Oxford Universities to study medieval history and literature. She now lives in London with her English husband, Martin, and their son, Joshua. When she is not writing books she is doing theatre and restaurant reviews or chasing after her Tibetan Spaniel, Shanti. Tony Ross is one of the most popular and successful of all children's illustrators, with many picture books to his name as well as line drawings for many fiction titles.